It's officially summer, and our panel of public-radio hosts clearly had the warmer months in mind when we asked them to select their favorite songs of the moment. Their mix includes an impossibly catchy jam from BØRNS that could have been crafted especially for summer nights, a road-trip-worthy surf-rock anthem from Django Django, and a dream-pop creation from Portland duo Wishyunu. Hear all the songs below.
1 of
— BØRNS.
BØRNS.
Nick Walker / Courtesy of the artist
2 of
— Django Django.
Django Django.
Fiona Garden & Antonio Zarli / Courtesy of the artist
3 of
— Eilen Jewell.
Eilen Jewell.
Otto Kitsinger / Courtesy of the artist
4 of
— Wishyunu.
Wishyunu.
/ Courtesy of the artist
5 of
— Low Cut Connie.
Low Cut Connie.
Phil Knott / Courtesy of the artist
6 of
— Dope Body.
Dope Body.
Josh Sisk / Courtesy of the artist
7 of
— Orange O'Clock.
Orange O'Clock.
/ Courtesy of the artist
8 of
— Robyn Sherwell.
Robyn Sherwell.
/ Courtesy of the artist
9 of
— Mylko.
Mylko.
/ Courtesy of the artist
10 of
— Somi.
Somi.
Glynis Carpenter / Courtesy of the artist
Heavy Rotation is a monthly sampler of public-radio hosts' favorite songs. Stream Heavy Rotation picks from the first half of 2015 via our Spotify playlist.
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